Florida charter school operator gets 20 years for fraud. PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The founder of a company that operated charter schools in several Florida counties has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. ... >>

Florida Recount, Amid Machine Error and Lawsuits, Is ‘Going to End Up a Little Messy’. Old equipment in Palm Beach County prompted the elections supervisor to warn the county may not be able to meet the deadline in Florida’s statewide recount. >>

Florida woman busted for stealing live lobster from Red Lobster. The woman brushed off the theft on being “blacked out drunk.” >>

Overheating machines complicate Florida's recount battle. Lawyers in the Florida recount are heading back to court today, as a new problem arose: Palm Beach County's tallying machines have overheated, causing mismatched results with recount of 174,00 early ballots >>

Reckless rhetoric is the real threat to public faith in Florida recounts: Keith Boag. What's going on in Florida is a potentially destructive debacle that can shake the public's confidence in elections. But, at this point, reckless rhetoric from politicians is to blame for any lasting damage, not the behaviour of election officials, Keith Boag writes. >>

The Florida recount continues. Here's what you should know.. County election officials throughout Florida are recounting votes as the campaigns take the battle to the courtroom. >>